Rose siggins actress biography
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DENVER - Rose Siggins, who played a legless character on "American Horror Story: Freak Show," died Saturday in Denver, a representative said.
Siggins, whose character on the show was named Legless Suzi, was 43.
The FX network show announced her death on its Facebook page, saying: "We are saddened to learn of the passing of Rose Siggins. She was beloved bygd everyone in the AHS family. She was a kind individ, a loving mother and a very talented actor. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends at this time."
James Mullen, one of her agents, confirmed the death to The Associated Press. More details will be released soon, Mullen said.
On her website, Siggins wrote that she was "born with a rare genetic disorder known as sacral agenesis" in which her legs were deformed and the feet pointing in opposite directions. The condition causes abnormal fetal development of the lower spine.
Siggins' legs were amputated.
Siggins wrote that she went on to have a normal childhoo
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Rose Siggins: Activist who overcame severe disability to become an actress on American television
Rose Siggins was an American actress and disabilities activist best known for her portrayal of Legless Suzi on American Horror Story: Freak Show. She was born was born with sacral agenesis, a congenital spinal disorder, and because of this, she recalled, “my legs were severely deformed, with the feet pointing in opposite directions.” Her parents decided to have her legs amputated.
Siggins believed that she was the only person with sacral agenesis to have carried and given birth to a baby who was not disabled. In 2014 she joined Freak Show, the fourth of the anthology series American Horror Story, which follows the fortunes of an American freak show in the 1950s. She had previously appeared in episodes of Ripley's Believe It or Not and Extraordinary People, as well as a 2005 documentary about her life, The Woman with Half a Body.
After her legs were amputated, Siggins learned to walk
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Rose Siggins
American actress
This article is about the American actress named Rose Siggins. For the Australian actor named Ross Higgins, see Ross Higgins.
Rose Siggins | |
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| Born | (1972-12-08)December 8, 1972 Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 2015(2015-12-12) (aged 43) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Other names | Rose Homan Rose Marie |
| Years active | –2015 |
| Known for | Legless Suzi in American Horror Story |
| Children | 2 |
Rose Marie Homan (December 8, 1972 – December 12, 2015), better known by her stage (and married) name Rose Siggins, was an American actress best known for her portrayal of Legless Suzi on American Horror Story: Freak Show.[1]
Siggins was born with sacral agenesis, and because of this, as she recalled, "my legs were severely deformed, with the feet pointing in opposite directions."[2] Her parents decided to have her legs amputated.[2] According to herself, she was the only person with sac